Carton-setting-up machine.



Ff-T. HEYBAGH.

CARTON SETTING-UP MACHINE.

1221.101110]; FILED JULY 22, 1910.

1,001,268, Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

F. J. HEYBAGH.

GAB-TON SETTING UP MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1910.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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. Jaw/Z502? fie 220 Q 1". J. HEYBA'GH. GARTON SETTING-UP MAGHINE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JULY 22, 1910.

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Patented Au 22, 1911.

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F. J. HEYBAGH.

CARTON SETTING-UP MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 22, 1910.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911 F. J. HEYBAGH.

CARTON SETTING-UP MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1910. .1 ,OO1,268.

Jame/afar? @ZIZJZMZ flilflil'liil/ P. J. HEYBAGH.

CARTON SETTING-UP MACHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILED JULY 22, 1910.v

1,001,268. Patented Aug. 22,1911;

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UNITED sTA Es PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK J. HEYBACH, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN AUTO-MATIC MACHINERY COMPANY, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

CARTON-SETTING-UP MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Application filed July 22, 1910. Serial No. 573,253.

'Carton-Setting-Up Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in machines for opening orsetting up cartons and other. receptacles from a collapsed condition,and it has for its object to provide an improved machine of thischaracter which is adapted to receive a supply of cartons or receptaclesin collapsed condition and is capable of opening them, advancing theopened cartons to a closing mechanism which folds and closes the flapsthereon, and finally ejecting the cartons from the closing mechanism,the various operations upon the cartons being performed antomaticallyand with certainty, and in the preferred embodiments of the inventionthe machine comprises .a plurality of units which are capable ofhandling a multiple number of cartons at each operation.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvements,and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinaftermore fully described, the novel features being pointed out particularlyin the claims at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 represents a front elevation of acarton setting up and closing machine constructed in accordance with myinvention; Fi 2 represents a side elevation of the mac ine as viewedfrom. the right in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 represents a detail vertical sectionof a portion of the machine showing on an enlarged scale the mechanismsfor opening the closed cartons and introducing the cartons while openedinto the closing mechanism; Fig. 4 represents a vertical section of aportion of the machine showing in detall the mechanism for transferringthe collapsed cartons from the supply point to the mechanism which opensthem, one of the closed cartons being shown in position preparatory toits delivery to the opening mechanism; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.4 showing one of the closed cartons in place ready to drop into aposition to be received by the opening mechanism and showing the partsof the latter mechanism in the. positions they occupy after openingthe-carton; Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the parts which hold thecarton in opened condition preparatory to entering the flap-closingmechanism; Fig. 7 is a detail view of the controlling connection betweenthe carton setting up mechanism and the flap-closing mechanism; Figs. 8,9 and 10 are detail views of the transferring mechanism which introducesand removes the opened cartons with respect to the flap-closingmechanism; Figs. 11, 12 and 13 are diagrammatic views showing the mannerin which the collapsed carton is initially opened; Figs. 14, 15 and 16are detail diagrammatic views of the cams for operating the differentparts of the machine at appropriately timed intervals; and Figs. 17 and18 represent respectively the collapsed and opened cartons.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in theseveral views.

In the accompanying drawing, I have shown one embodiment of theinvention and in that instance the machine is adapted to handle paper orother cartons of the type having flaps-for closing their ends. It willbe understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precisedetails and relative arrangement of the parts as shown/in the drawing,and it will also be understood that the invention is not necessarilylimited in practice to the handling of cartons of the particular typeabove mentioned, as it may be found in practice--that the machine iscapable of opening or setting up receptacles of other types and for thisreason I shall use the term carton -asincluding generically allreceptacles which the machine is capable of successfully handling.

In the presentinstanee, the machine comprises a suitable frame 1whichmay serve as a support for the 'various parts or mechanisms of themachine, the frame support-- ing a suitable power shaft 2 which may berevolved continuously by a pulley 3 or equivalent power-transmittingmeans. The cartons according to the present embodi- I ment of theinvention are formed from blanks of cardboard or other suitable material and they are supplied to the machine in substantially the formshown in Fig. 17, that is to say, the cartons are collapsed. The machineis provided with a carton supply receptacle 4, one of these receptaclesbeing preferably provided for each opening and flap-closing unit of themachine. Each receptacle is provided with means for holding a stack orplurality of the collapsed cartons against the front wall 5 of thereceptacle, a follower 6 being provided for each receptacle in thepresent instance which presses against the stack of cartons and servesto advance the stack under the influence of a suitable number of weights7 which may be operatively connected to the follower by cords or cables8. The upper edge of the front wall 5 of the supply receptacle ispreferably beveled at 9 so as to prevent any of the cartons from lodgingthereon while passing to the opening or expanding mechanism, and therear face of the front wall 5 is preferably provided with an abutment 10against which the foremost carton in the stack engages at its lower end,the upper end of the foremost carton in the stack being thereby tiltedforward so that its lower end will clear the front wall 5 of thereceptaclafter the carton has been re moved from the supply receptacle,as will hereinafter appear. A guard 11 is mounted above the deliverypoint of the supply receptacle and cooperates as an abutment with adevice which serves to remove the collapsed cartons, one'at a time,from, the

supply receptacle and deliver them to'a point to be received by theopening or ex panding mechanism. In the present instance the frame ofthe machine is provided with a suitable number of uprights or guides 12and these uprights or guides support a cross head or frame 13 which isprovided at its ends with suitable heads 14 which slide vertically onthe guides. The cross head or frame 13 is preferably counterbalanced bymeans of weights 15 which are connected to cords 16, the latter passingover idler wheels or pulleys 17 and are attached to the cross head orframe 13 as shown in Fig. 1. The cross head or frame 13 is alsoreciprocated vertically at appropriately timed intervals by means of apair of connecting rods 18 which are pivotally connected to the crosshead or frame at their upper ends and their lower ends are connected toa pair of levers 19, these levers being fixed to a rock shaft 20suitably journaled in the main frame of the machine, and this rock shaft20 is provided with an actuating arm 21 which cooperates'with a cam 22connected to the shaft 2*. The cross head or frame 13 is provided, foreach unit of the machine, with a carton-feeding device, each ofthesedevices in the present instance consistin of a suitable number offingers 23 the ends of which are pointed as shown, and these fingers aremounted on a rock shaftv 24. This rock shaft may be journaled in asuitable bracket 25 carried by a vertical bar-26 on the cross head orframe 13, and the fingers 23 are normally held ing of the precedingcarton.

yieldably in operative position by means of a tension spring 27 whichcooperates with an arm 28 attached to the rock shaft, a stop 29cooperating with the arm 28 and serving to retain the fingers 23 innormal operative position. The rock shaft 24 is also provided with areleasing finger 30 which is adapted to engage a releasing projection 31which may be arranged in a stationary position adjacent to the supplyreceptacle for the cartons. In order to properly direct the cartons intothe opening or expanding mechanism after they have been delivered fromthe supply receptacle, a uard plate 32 may be mounted in front of thereceptacle and the fingers 23 may operate in suitable vertical slots inthe guard plate. In order to insure removal of but one carton form fromthe receptacle at each operation, a finger 33 is preferably provided ata point ust above the tops of the carton forms composing the stack.

Beneath the delivery receptacle for each there is provided a oint ofthesup ly unit of the machine chamber 34 to receive one at a time thecarton forms as they are delivered from the supply receptacle. Thischamber is provided with a rear plate 35 having a bend or offset 36formed therein at one of its vertical edges and it also has an end wall37 which, however, is stationary, and the bottom of the chamber isprovided wlth a pair of ledges 38, the latter belng pivoted at 39 to therear wall 15 and are normally held in elevated position by springs 40.The top of the plate 35 is provided with a controlling plate 41 whichserves as a stop to receive and arrest the descent of a folded cartonwhile the plate 35 is in advanced position during the open- The plate35, together with the ledges 38 and the controlling plate 41, is mountedto reciprocate, these parts in the present instance being supported on aframe 42 which frame is suitably guided to reciprocate upon the mainframe of the machine and it may serve as a common operating means forthe follower plates 35 of all the units of the machine. Any suitablemeans may be employed for imparting reciprocatory movements to the frame42 at appropriately timed intervals, a rock shaft 43 being provided inthe present instance having an arm 44 which cooperates with a roller orprojection 45 on one end of the frame 42, and the rock shaft 43 isoperated by a rod or pitman 46, the lower end of this rod or pitmanbeing connected to an arm 47 of a bell-crank lever which is journaled ona shaft or axis 48, the other arm 49 of this bell-crank lever beingprovided with a roller or projection 50 which follows a cam track orrace 51 formed in a cam 52, the latter being fixed upon the shaft 2.

For each unit of the machine there is provided a blade -rwhich isintroduced at the ap ropriate moment between the opposite sides of afolded carton and serves to initial] open it. In the present instance,

-I provide a blade 53 for each unit, the forward end of'which is taperedor pointed to. facilitate its entrance between the sides of the foldedcarton, and each of these blades is pivoted at its rear end 54 to across head 55, this cross head being common to the carton-opening bladesof the several units and it is mounted to reciprocate on. suitablehorizontal guides 56, these guides being this spring, however,permitting the blade to be deflected during an advancing movement of theplate When the cross head 55 is retracted, the tip or point of eachblade 53 is arranged substantially in line with the bowed or ofl'setportion 36 of the corresponding plate 35 .The cross head 55' may bereciprocated at appropriately timed intervals by any suitable means, itbeing actuated in the present instance by a pair of arms 61, the upperends of Wl'llCll are connected to the opposite ends of the cross head bymeans of links 62, and these arms are fixed at their lower ends upon theshaft 48', the, latterbeing suitably journaled in the main stationaryframe of the machine and it is provided with an arm 63 which has aroller orprojection64 that cooperates with a cam track or race 65 formedin a cam t66,'the latter being fixed tothe shaft 2.

Each blade 53 serves to initially open the folded carton, and the cartonis'completely opened in such a way as to enable it to maintain arectangular form by a pair of arms 67 which are fixed to a rock shaft-68,

. and this-rockshaft is journaled in the lower ends-of the vertical bars26 which are carried' by the vertically movable frame or cross head 13,the arms 67 consequently.

rising and falling simultaneously with the corresponding verticalmovements of said frameor cross head. These arms 67 are normally andyieldably held'in a position to engage the carton and open itby a spring69 which cotiperates with an arm 70 fixed to the shaft 68, a projection71 being also 'fixedto the shaft 68 and cotiperating with a stud orprojection 72 on one of the vertical bars 26, the projections 71 :and 72being normally in engagement under the ment. with the other 'arm asshown action of the spring 69. During the descent of the cross head 13,the arms 67 are caused to operate upon the carton in such a way as toopen it completely and to also act upon the carton in such a way as tofold it 70 beyond a rectangular form in order that therewill be notendency of the carton to return to its original folded condition. Inperforming this latter function, the arms 67 preferably exert a suitablepressure upon the carton. To effect this result, I provide an abutment73 which is arranged in the path of the arm 7 0, this abutment 73 beingsupported by a depending arm or bracket 74 attached to a stationary partof the maso chine frame and when the arm 70 meets the abutment 73 duringthe descent ofthe cross head 13, a further descent of the cross headwill cause the arms 67 to remain firmly in engagement with the cartonand under some pressure. The ascent of the cross head 13 carries thearms 67 upwardly and the carton is permitted to assume a correct rec--,tangular form as shown in 'Fig. 6, the arms 67 retaining the carton insuch form until it has been engaged upon the device which introduces itinto the flap-closing .mechamsm.

Each unit of the machine is provided a with a device which automaticallyreceives the carton while it is held by the arms 67 in correctrectangular form and introduces it into the mechanism for closing" theflaps thereon. Each of these devices in the present instance embodies apair of opposed blades 75 and 76 which are preferably fiat as shown inFig. 8 and their rear ends are preferably upturned to form abutmentflanges 77 .and 78, these flanges servingv'to properly position thecarton upon the transferring device. These blades are pivotally mountedupon an upright or standard 79, they being attached in the presentinstance to brackets 80 and 81, and these brackets are pivotallyconnected tov the standard 79 by pivot screws 82 and 83. According tothe present invention, simultaneous movement is imparted to the opposedblades whereby they may grip and release a carton and for this purposethe brackets 80 and 81 are pro- 11 vided with arms 84 and 85, these armsbeingoperatively connected by a pin orstud 86 which may be attachedtoone of the arms and may have a sufliciently loose engagemovement isimparted to the pin 86 by a link 87 which is connected to the pin at oneend and is attached atits opposite end to a rocker. 88. This rocker ismounted on ashaft- 89 supported by an arm 90 forming a I carton. In thepresent instance, the rocker and 120 a secure is provided with a pair ofnotches 91 and 92 and the arm 90 of the standard supports aspring-actuated dog 93 which is adapted to engage respectively in saidnotches. The rocker 88 is also provided with means for automaticallyoperating it to collapse or separate the blades 75 and 7 (3, an arm 91being fixed to the rocker in the present 1nstance by a suitable clampingbolt 95 and the upper end ofthe arm 94: is split or divided to form apair of fingers 96 and 97,. these fingers being automatically operatedupon during the re ciprocatory movements of the transferring device toautomatically grip andre'lease the cartons, as wlll hGIQIIlafter appear.In order to assist the gripping action of the blades 75 and76 upon thecarton, I preferably provide a clamp 98 which may be rigidly attached instationary relation to the standard 79 and it is placed immediatelyadjacent to one of the blades, it being arranged in cooperative relation.with the blade 75 in the present instance and when the" blades 7 5 and76 are separated,

the clamp 98 will cooperate with the vexterior of the-carton while theblade7 5 will coopei'atewitlr';the interior of the carton, grip-ion thelatter being thereby obtained.

: During the operation of opening or erpanding the carton by the arm67,- the transferring device is in retracted position, but after thecarton has been properly opened, the transferring deviceis advanced sothat its blades enter within the opened carton, grip thecarton thereon,and a further advaneing movement of the transferring de vice serves tointroduce the opened carton into the flap-closing mechanism, and thetransferring device also preferably performs the function of a former byremaining withinthe carton while the fiaps upon its end are beingclosed. Any suitable means may be provided for imparting the" machineframe. The shaft 102 has an arm 103 fixed thereto and this arm 103 isconnected by a link or pitman 104 to a crank 105, the latter being fixedto the countershaft 2. to which the cam 22 iis.also attached, and theshaft 2? is intermittently rotated by mutilated gears 106 and106".

In the present instance, the blades 75 and 76 of the transferring deviceare spread apart or separated so as to grip the opened carton I thereonimmediately after such blades have entered the opened carton, this beingeffected by a latch 107 which is fixed to a stationary part of the frameand is arranged to coiiperate with thefinger 97 attached to the rocker88. Thecollapsing or approaching movement of the blades 75 and 7 6 isaccomplished by a second latch 108, the latter being hung freely on apivot 109 and 1 its forward face is beveled at 110 so that this cedingor retracting movementof the transferring device,,the latch 108 willengage the finger 96 and a collapsing or approaching movement of theblades 75 and 7 Gwill release .the grip of the same upon the carton, theends 'of which at this time have been folded. transferring-device afterthe latter is retracted from the flap-closing mechanism. In order,however, to'insure a removal of the carton from the blades 75 and 76, Imay provide a hook 11l'the end of which Will be arranged to engage therear open edge of the carton and thereby-hold the samewhile the blades75 and 76 are being-withdrawn therefrom, as shown diagrammatically inFig. 10. l

' Any suitable mechanism may be provided for closing the'flaps upon theends of'the cartons. In the present instance, I have shown the cartonsetting up mechanism' as applied and combined with a carton-closingmechanism of the type embodied in my pending application, SerialNo.474,7 28 filed January 28, 1909. It will be understood, however, thatwhile the. carton: setting up mechanism has been successfully used inconnection with a flap-closing mechanism of the type embodied in theaforesaid application,the' setting up mechanism is not necessarilylimited to anyparticular type of flapclosing mechanism. As thefiapclosing mechanism in itself 'is 'not claimed in the presentapplication, a general description of it will be sufiicient, Thisflap-closing mechanism is attached to the setting up mechanism in thepath of movement of the devices which transfer the opened cartons fromthe carton-opening means to the flapclosing mechanism, the flap-closing'mecha nism having a receiver 112 for each unit of the setting upmechanism, and the devices which operate upon the'flaps to close themare actuated-by a shaft 113 through the me-v dium of acontrolling'clutch 114, the shaft 113 supporting a continuouslyrevolving The carton may drop from the driving gear 115 which may beoperated by a chain. 116 or other suitable means from the shaft and" theclutch l14is provided with a locking dog 117 which is normally held ininoperative condition by a controlling finger 118. This clutchcontrolling fingcr is attached to a shaft 119 and this shaft isconnectedlby a crank 120 and link 121 to a bell-crank 122 which ispivoted at 123 to a. part of the stationary frame of the machine. Thebell-crank 122 is also provided with a latch 124 which. is normally heldagainst a stop 125 on thebell-crank by a spring 126. The slide 99 whichcarries the transferring devices is provided with a tripping arm 127which operates upon the latch 124 .to set the clutch in drivingcondition and thereby start the operation of the flap-closing mechanismwhen the transferring devices'havebriefly described as follows: Thecartons are supplied to the supply receptacle forjeach unit of themachine while in collapsed eondition as shown in. Fig. 17 of thedrawing, and the weights ,7 serve to advance the stack of collapsedcartons to the front of each supply receptacle. During the ascendingmovement of the cross head or frame 13,the

pointed fingers 23 for each unit of the machine engage the foremostcollapsed carton in the supply receptacle, the fingers 23 therebyobtaining a grip or holdupon the foremost carton that will be suflicientto lift and remove it from the supply receptacle and onto the guard 11,the finger 23 serving to pre' vent more than one carton from leaving-thesupply receptacle at each operation. Owing to the inclination of the.guard or plate 11, the lower end of the carton while in elevatedposition will be-swung clear of the upper end of the front 5 of thesupply re- 'ceptacle. During the descending movement of the cross headl3,the fingers 23, and the carton engaged thereby will descend. untilthe arm' 30 operatively connected to the fingers -23 encounters the stop31, the fingers 23 being-thereby freed from the collapsed earton and thelatter is then free to drop into a position where its lower edge restsupon the plate 41,-as shown in Fig. 5. lVhile the collapsed cartonresting upon the plate 41, the reciprocatory. frame 42 will occupy aposition toward the right as shown in Fig. 5, but upon the return ofthis reciprocatory frame 42, the plate 41 will move away from beneaththe carton which it supports and this carton will then drop into thechamber 34 and rest between the follower plate 35 and the blade 53, thelower edge 0- 38 at' points immediately adjacent to the bottom of theplate 35. The next 0 eration the carton resting upon the guards involvesthe opening of the collapse carton.

This is effected by a shifting of the frame 42 by the cam 52 a pluralityof steps. During the first step, theframe 42 moves from the positionshown in Fig. 4 and illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 11, to theposition shown diagralmnatically in Fig. 12

whereupon the frame '42'pauses in its movemonth This step in themovement of the frame 42 brings'the collapsed carton into such a.position that the point of the blade 53 will enter the cutaway portion win the forward side of the collapsed carton, it being understood thatthe cartons are-all'introduced into the machine with the tongue flapspresented foremost. The point. ofthe,

blade 53 will thereby exert a pressure upon- I the rear half of thecollapsed carton and will press it into the bowed or ofiset portion 36ofthe follower plate 35. The frame 42 is then advanced another step bythe cam' 52 and at substantially the same time the cross head 13descends to its lowermost position. During these latter movements of theframe 42 and cross head 13, the cross head 55.carrying the blade 53 isalso reciprocated toward the rightin' Fig; 3, this blade being therebycaused to enter between the forwardand rear sides .of the collapsedcarton and the latter is thereby partially opened. The descendingmovement of the cross head 13 will bring the arms 67 into such aposition that the notches67 -toward their free ends are c ausedto engageand press upon the uppermost corner of the partially opened carton and.as the arms 67 descend, the form of the carton will be substantiallyinverted or reversed and while the folding of the carton isthusreversed, i

the yieldably supported guards 38 will be deflected as shown in Fig. 5'.While the frame 42 remains in substantially a stationary position, thecross head 13 will begin to rise and it will ascend until the arms 67rest in a position that will allow the carton to return until it assumesa rectangular form. The blade 53 is then retracted or withdrawn from theopened carton and the transferring device which embodies the blades and76 is then advanced so that such blades enter the opened carton and gripit. During the advancing movement of the cartontransferring device, thelatch 107 operates to spread the blades 75 and 76 so as to securely gripthe carton and retain it in opened and rectangular form, and the openedcarton in this condition is introduced into the flapclosing mechanismwhich thereupon closes the flaps upon the foremost end of the carton.

thecarton is automatically set into operation owing to the enga" ementof the. trip ping arm 127 with the atch 124, the latter abutting'againstthe stud or stop 125 and causing the bell-crank 122 to be rocked aboutitsaxis 123, and this motion of the bell-crank is transmitted throu hthe link 121 and the crank 120 to the sha 119, the latter operating uponthe clutch controlling arm 118 so as to swing it clear of the clutchfinger 117, the latter then engaging the continuously revolving pulleyor gear wheel 115 and in this manner the operating shaft 113 for theflap-closing mechanism is set in motion and receives power from thecontinuously revolving and main shaft 2. One revolution flaps upon thecartons, the slide 99 is retracted through the crank 10-5 on the shaft106 and the operative connections between this crank and the slide 99.After each carton has been removed from the flap-closing mechanism, itsforward edge is engaged by the resilient hook 111 and the latch 108 alsooperates to collapse the blades 75 and '76, thereby releasing the gripof these carton.

blades 'upon the carton and allowing the blades to be readily withdrawnfrom the The cycle of operations just described is repeated for eachcomplete operation of the machine and at each complete operation of themachine, a multiple number of cartons are set up and the flaps thereonare closed, the various operations upon the cartons being performedautomatically and with certainty.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a machine for setting up cartons, the combination of means forsupporting and shifting a carton laterally while in collapsed conditionand in a direction transverse. to the plane of the collapsed carton, anda device movable in a direction edgewise of the collapsed carton andoperative to enter between and initially spread and open the sidesthereof.

2. In a machine for setting up collapsed cartons, the combination of amember having means thereon for engaging one edge of a collapsed cartonto support it, and means operative upon the opposite edge of thecollapsed carton to impart to it a reversely folded form, said meansbeing also operative to permit the carton to assume an open condition.

3. In a machine for setting up cartons, the combination of a movableplate adapted'to advance a collapsed carton by shifting it in a flatwisedirection transverse to the plane of the collapsed carton, and an opentobear on one side of the carton' in alinement with said ofi'set portionof the plate and operative to enter between the sides 0 the carton toinitially open it. a

5. In a carton setting up machine, the combination of a movable memberfor advancing a collapsed carton in a flatwise direction transverse tothe plane thereof, a reciprocatory blade arranged in the path ofmovement of said member and operative to enter between the sides of thecollapsed carton to initially open the carton, and means operative uponthe partially opened carton to complete the opening thereof while thecarton remains supported on said mem- 6. In acarton setting up machine,the

combination of a movable member for supporting and advancing a collapsedcarton in a'direction transverse to the plane ofthecollapsed carton, adevice operative to enter between the sides of the collapsed carton tospread them and partially openthe carton, and an arm having a portionoperative upon a corner of the partially opened carton to complete theopening thereof while {)he carton remains supported by said mem- 7. In acarton setting up machine, the

shifting flat-wise a carton in collapsed condition in a directiontransverse to the plane of the collapsed carton, a blade operative toinitially and partially open the carton advanced flatwise thereto bysaid means. means for completely opening the carton and retaining it insuch condition while it remains on said supporting means, and a deviceoperative to enter the completely opened carton and remove it from saidsupporting means.

' .movement of said -i'member, and yieldable' in 9. In a carton upmachine, the

combination of 'a' move le member Ehaving lapsed ca movable transverselyof the direction: of

' the direction of movement of said member,

said blade being-operativeto partially 0 en. the collapsed carton, andarms also mova le transversely of the direction of movement of saidmember and operative to completely open the carton while supported onsaid movable member.. v

.10. -In a carton setting up machine, the combination of apmovable platehaving means for supporting a collapsed carton I ton-transferringdevice. em odying apair of o positely positioned and pivotally mountedthereon, a .blade for partially opening the collapsed carton, an armmovable transversely of the direction of movement of said plate'andhaving means for yieldably pressing them into engagement with the cartonto 'reversely fold the latter, and means for positively pressing saidarm into engagement with the carton while in reversely folded condition.

11. In a carton settingup machine, the combination of means forsupporting a collapsed carton, a blade operative to initially andpartially open the collapsed carton, means for completely opening thecarton, a

- flap-closing mechanism arranged in alinement with the opened carton,and an ex pansible transferring device operative to enter the openedcarton and to transfer it to the flap-closing mechanism.

12. In a carton setting up machine, the combination of means forsupporting a carton in collapsed condition, means for partially openingthe collapsed carton, means for completely opening the carton, aflapclosing mechanism, and an expansible device for transferring theopened carton to the flap-closing mechanism embodying opposedcooperative pivoted-blades adapted to enter within the opened carton andto grip the carton thereon.

-13 In a carton setting up machine, the combination of -means foropening a collapsed carton, a flap-closing mechanism, a collapsiblecarton transferring device operative between the carton-opening meansand the flap-closing mechanism embodying opposed pivoted blades, anddevices operative to automatically expand the transferring device togrip the carton and for automatically collapsing .the transferringdevice to release the carton as the latter is removed from theflap-closing mechanism.

14. In a carton setting up machine, the combination of means for openinga collapsed carton, mechanism for closing the flaps thereon andmechanism for transferring the cartons from the opening meansto theflap-closing mechanism embodying opposed nivoted blades, a-latch .op'automatically. expand said blades-to the opened CaI'tOIIfPI'Q aratory totheremoval of the same from t e opening means, and a at ve' latchautomatically, operative to collapse 15. In a carton setting up machine,a

transferring device comprising .a pair of said blades after the" removalof the carton "from the flap-closing mechanism.

16. In a carton set-ting u machine, a carb ades adapted to enter andgrip-a carton thereon, means operatively connecting said:

operatively connected to said .means, and a dog cooperative with therocker to yieldably retain the latterin either'of two positionswhereby'the blades may be heldeither in expanded or collapsed relation.7 i

17. In a carton setting up machine, a carton-transferring devicecomprising a pair of pivotally mountedblades capable of relativeexpanding and collapsing movements and adapted to enter and grip acarton thereon,

a relatively fixed ripping devicearranged in cooperative re at1on withone; of the clamping blades and adapted to cooperate with the exteriorof a carton on said blades, and means operatively connected to bothblades for relatively expanding; and collapsi ing them. 18. In a cartonsetting up machine, the combination of feeding mechanism andcarton-opening mechanism, the feeding mechanism embodyinga supplyreceptacle to contain a stack of collapsed cartons, a reciprocatoryfeeding device operative to engage and remove the foremost carton inthestack When said feeding device moves in one direction, and a stop orabutment cooperative with the feeding device when it moves in anopposite direction to automatically release the feeding device from thecarton and to permit the latter to be delivered to the carton-openingmechanism.

19. In a carton setting up machine, the combination of means forsuccessively feeding a carton flatwise in'collapsed condition, meansoperative successively upon the cartons to partially open them Whilesupported on said feeding means, means operative upon the partiallyopened cartons to completely open them, While each carton remainssupported on said feeding means, mechanism for closing the flaps uponthe cartons and a transferring device operative to receive the fully'open'ed cartons-from said feeding means and to introduce them into theflap;closing mechanism;

' 20. In a carton settingnpmechanism, the" combination of a-supplyreceptacle adapted vto contain cartons-in collapsed condition, a

reciprocatory feeder operative when moved I in one direction toremovethe collapsed cartons successively from the supply receptacle andoperative When'moved' in an op posite direction to release thecartons are ciprocatory member mountedbeneath the feeder and havingmeans forreceiving and supporting the cartons'in collapsed condition afterdelivery from the supply'recep": tacle, a blade operative to'partiallyopen the collapsed'cai'tons, *means operative to completely open thecartons, mechanism for closing the flaps upon the cartons, atransferring-device operative to receive thefully openedcartons and tointroduce them into the flap-closing mechanism, and devices forautomatically operating the transferring device to grip and release thecartons;

21. The combination of a carton setting.

up mechanism, clutchoperated mechanism for closing the flaps uponthecartons, and "a controlling connection between the carton setting upmechanism and theclutch for the flap closing mechanism for automaticallysetting the flap-closing mechanism into operation after the setting upmechanism has completed each operation; i v In testimony, whereof- Ihave hereunto set myhand in presence of two subscribing it-

